MEPs back fresh EU money to develop low-carbon technologies

Plans to step up EU funding to develop innovative low-carbon technologies to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 were welcomed in a resolution approved by Parliament on Thursday. more »

Science / Education
Published: 12/03/2010

Higher education reforms: Europe must continue to modernise and increase quality, says Vassiliou

A report presented today by the European Commission shows that countries still face challenges in modernising higher education, a decade after the launch of a blueprint for reform known as the 'Bologna Process'. more »

Science / Education
Published: 08/03/2010

Nominations for the European Inventor Award 2010

The nominees for the European Inventor Award 2010 include inventors of pioneering innovations in a wide range of fields, from the conservation of drinking water to the synthesis of football-shaped carbon molecules or "fullerenes", and from cancer treatments to digital data encryption. more »

Science / Education
Published: 08/03/2010

Erasmus: exchanging skills for life

Every year over 180,000 students across Europe study in the Erasmus University exchange programme. more »

Science / Education
Published: 08/03/2010

Africa’s First Large-Scale Forestry Project Under the Kyoto Protocol

On the margins of the annual Africa Carbon Forum, a new initiative to bring environmental and financial benefits to local communities in the impoverished highlands of Ethiopia was announced here today. more »

Science / Education
Published: 04/03/2010

“University Business Dialogue” under the spotlight

Graduate unemployment is reaching unprecedented levels, partly due to the economic crisis, but there are other issues at play. more »

Science / Education
Published: 03/03/2010

Newly Established Agency Will Boost Innovation

A new agency has been launched with a mandate to boost the level of innovation in Lithuania and bring it in line with the European Union average. more »

Science / Education
Published: 02/03/2010

Ten winners of Danske Bankas scholarships for the 2009–2010 academic year determined

After lots were drawn, ten winners of Danske Bankas scholarships and one winner of an iPod shuffle player were established. more »

Science / Education
Published: 12/02/2010

European military cadets will study the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)

The Spanish Ministry of Defence will offer the military cadets and midshipmen of European Union countries the chance to study an EU course on the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) at the Spanish military academies of the three branches of the armed forces as part of the educational exchange programme known as the military ERASMUS. more »

Science / Education
Published: 10/02/2010

First Solar Cell Factory Opened in Vilnius

The first solar cell production line was opened in Vilnius on 26 January. more »

Science / Education
Published: 29/01/2010

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